Is there any case law that supports the limitation of a person’s right to access their privacy during the night?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Barnhill and Barnhill, 2006 BCSC 42 (CanLII):
In Paris Oriental Rug v. Canada (Attorney General), [1988] B.C.J. No. 3055 Wood J.A. said at para. 8 that “the historical purpose of that limitation is to protect citizens against the frightening experience of night-time intrusions into their privacy”.
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